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SOUTH AFRICA — Praxis Computing, an IT services company, has announced that they have been awarded the exclusive distribution rights for two products from Danish developer Add-On Products: Exchange Central and Account Central. The two products are Microsoft approved extensions to MS Exchange which allow for greater collaborative use of Exchange. Exchange Central allows relevant […]

SYDNEY — Australians spend 25 per cent of their time online at home on software applications rather than on surfing the Web. The finding, which was reported in Jupiter Media Metrixs latest research into Internet usage from home, shows it is a trend that has been occurring locally for the past few months, and has […]

SINGAPORE — Speednames, an international digital domain name registrar, has partnered with Indonesia’s PT. Domain Solusi Perdana (DSP) to provide domain name registration, management and protection for businesses and individuals in the country via DSP’s Web site. According to Speednames officials, the company’s technology, complemented by DSP’s local experience, will enable Internet users to digitally […]

SwapDrive, a provider of online file management and storage software and services, is launching ISP@SwapDrive, a program catering to the ISP and HSP markets by creating extra value-added services for their customer base. ISP@SwapDrive is the most recent addition to the SwapDrive Provider Network (SPN), which provides companies with the tools needed to build online […]

SINGAPORE — Ericsson said it has been awarded a series of contracts worth up to US$400 million for GSM and multiservice network projects, including IP backbone construction, in China. Specifically, the projects will be constructed in Beijing and the provinces of Shandong, Hebei and Yunnan, officials said. Beijing Ericsson Mobile Communications Company Limited and Nanjing […]

European wireless operators are increasingly downcast about when revenues from data will exceed those from voice, according to a new survey released Thursday by The Arc Group. However, equipment vendors and application vendors are more optimistic. The company’s latest annual GSM Industry Survey found that 31 percent of operators believe that revenue from wireless data […]

After announcing its integration into the first Linux PDA at the beginning of the year, Conversay has jumped deeper into the Linux market, announcing a partnership with Seoul-based PalmPalm Technology Inc., a software company optimizing the Linux OS for mobile devices. Redmond-based Conversay will integrate its speech recognition software into the “Tynux” embedded Linux platform […]

With many Independent DSL providers falling under during the past months, many residential and business-class DSL customers have been left stranded, which has created a strong opportunity for those still in service. Speakeasy.net, a Seattle-based Internet service provider specializing in DSL connectivity, in an effort to acquire this new customer-base, announced today that it will […]

Today embedded computing company Wind River Systems, Inc. announced its acquisition of Berkeley Software Design, Inc. (BSDi), the retail home of FreeBSD, BSD/OS, and Slackware Linux. Once the purchase is complete later this month, BSDi will be renamed “iXsystems, inc.” The companies maintained that, for the most part, it would remain “business as usual” for […]

SYDNEY — Thirsty? Have no small change? It is these two questions Coca-Cola and Telstra are banking on, as the companies partner to trial a system through which mobile phone users can dial a Coke vending machine for a drink. The curious application of wireless payment technology has kicked off with a month-long Sydney-based ‘Dial […]

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s non-profit ASP Alliance Chapter (AAC) has set up an Internet Data Center (IDC) workgroup under its Working Policy committee to generate awareness of Web-hosting services, address key IDC-related issues and help IDCs export their services within the region and globally. Headed by Eric Yip, Service Provider marketing manager of Cisco Systems, the […]

I-Shop Concrete Slims Down with Eye to Closing Web shop Concrete, Inc. is down to a skeleton staff, and founders are looking to close the company once it finishes its current projects, according to a source close to the Silicon Alley-based firm. Like most interactive shops, Concrete — previously known as Concrete Media — offered […]